Jackson Park Golf Course
About Jackson Park Golf Course
Jackson Park Golf Course occupies ground in Chicago's 500-acre Jackson Park, the site that hosted the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893. The course followed six years later, opening in 1899, and remains the only eighteen-hole layout among the Chicago Park District's golf properties.
The routing winds through the wider park setting, with mature trees and large greens shaping play. Par 5s stretching to 560 yards and par 3s running as long as 200 yards call for a full range of clubs.
A 36-station driving range is available for warm-up and practice before a round.
At a glance
- Access
- Public · Municipal
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 70
- Length
- 5,478 yards
- Tees
- 3 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 65.7 / 106 slope
- Opened
- 1899
- Difficulty
- Easier than most
Scorecard
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 35 | 70 | ||
| Handicap | 4 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | |||||
| Blue | 394 | 371 | 286 | 303 | 453 | 173 | 316 | 130 | 300 | 268 | 295 | 147 | 180 | 557 | 465 | 369 | 209 | 262 | 2726 | 2752 | 5,478 | 70 | 65.7/106 |
| White | 389 | 367 | 283 | 299 | 419 | 156 | 304 | 126 | 294 | 262 | 292 | 140 | 177 | 551 | 456 | 359 | 203 | 257 | 2637 | 2697 | 5,334 | 70 | 64.9/104 |
| Red | 373 | 336 | 240 | 295 | 360 | 133 | 300 | 122 | 289 | 248 | 289 | 133 | 174 | 463 | 394 | 319 | 186 | 252 | 2448 | 2458 | 4,906 | 70 | 62.9/98 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at Jackson Park Golf Course
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 65.7 | 106 | -4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 29 |
| White | 64.9 | 104 | -5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 28 |
| Red | 62.9 | 98 | -7 | -3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 24 |
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